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The '''Pokémon Technical Institute''' (Japanese: '''ポケモンゼミナール''' ''Pokémon Seminar''), also known as '''Pokémon Tech''' (Japanese: '''ポケモンゼミ''' ''Pokémon Semi''), is an {{pkmn|anime}}-exclusive [[Pokémon academy]] located in the [[Kanto]] [[region]]. It is found in between [[Cerulean City]] and [[Vermilion City]]. It was featured in ''[[EP009|The School of Hard Knocks]]''. In an old Pokémon.com summary, it was called the '''Pokémon Seminar''', or '''Pokémon Zem''' for short, which comes from the Japanese name.<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20011024195642/http://www.pokemon.com/cartoons/cartoons_02d.html Pokémon World - Cartoons] (archive)</ref>

While lost in the forest, {{Ash}} and {{AP|Pikachu}} found a group of Tech students quizzing {{OBP|Joe|EP009}}, who was also a student. Whenever he got a question wrong, or failed to answer, the speed of the treadmill he was on increased.

Joe explained to Ash and {{ashfr}} all about the school. {{an|Misty}} took offense when Joe said that he is still better than someone with two [[Badge]]s. Determined to prove the battle simulator wrong, Misty then challenged him to a {{pkmn|battle}}, where her {{TP|Misty|Starmie}} defeated Joe's {{p|Weepinbell}}, a {{t|Grass}} Pokémon which had an advantage against a {{t|Water}} [[type]].

Angry with how [[Giselle]], the top student in the Beginner Class, was treating Joe, Misty stormed off to find her. When she did, they had a battle where Giselle used a {{p|Graveler}} to defeat Misty's Starmie without a problem.

Ash also battled Giselle with Pikachu. She was stunned when the {{t|Electric}} type defeated her {{type|Ground}} {{p|Cubone}}. It was then that Giselle came to a realization: not everything about Pokémon battling can be learned in school. Joe, as a result of seeing what happened that day, decided to return to his home and begin his journey like Ash did.

The boarding school is an alternative, but expensive, option to [[Pokémon Trainer]]s who are unwilling or unable to go on a {{pkmn|journey}} to collect [[Gym]] [[Badge]]s. Much of the learning is based on developing general knowledge through reading textbooks and examinations. It offers luxury facilities including a specialized Training Room with virtual battle opponents and an outdoor pool. The exclusive school has high standards of its students, enforcing a strict uniform policy and keeping failing students back for potentially years.  

Potential students must take an entrance exam to be enrolled at Pokémon Tech. Notably, [[Jessie]] and [[James]] both flunked the entrance exam, earning the lowest scores out of anybody in the school's history.

 

 

*Once a student graduates from Pokémon Tech, they earn a diploma and automatically qualify for Kanto's [[Pokémon League Conference]].

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[[Category:Educational institutions]]

[[zh:寶可夢研究學校]]